Proverbs 30
1 Words of Agur, son of Jakeh, the burden, a declaration of the man to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal: I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.
Misemo ya Aguri mwana wa Yake, usia: Huyu mtu alimwambia Ithieli, naam, kwa Ithieli na kwa Ukali:
2 For I am more brutish than anyone, And do not have the understanding of a man.
“Mimi ni mjinga kuliko wanadamu wote; sina ufahamu wa kibinadamu.
3 Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet I know the knowledge of the Holy Ones.
Sijajifunza hekima, wala sina maarifa ya kumjua yeye Aliye Mtakatifu.
4 Who went up to the heavens, and comes down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His Name? And what [is] His Son’s Name? Surely you know!
Ni nani ameshapanda mbinguni na kushuka? Ni nani ameshakusanya upepo kwenye vitanga vya mikono yake? Ni nani ameshafungia maji kwenye nguo yake? Ni nani ameimarisha miisho yote ya dunia? Jina lake ni nani, na mwanawe anaitwa nani? Niambie kama unajua!
5 Every saying of God [is] tried, He [is] a shield to those trusting in Him.
“Kila neno la Mungu ni kamilifu; yeye ni ngao kwa wale wanaomkimbilia.
6 Do not add to His words, lest He reason with you, And you have been found false.
Usiongeze kwenye maneno yake, ama atakukemea na kukuthibitisha kuwa mwongo.
7 Two things I have asked from You, Do not withhold from me before I die.
“Ninakuomba vitu viwili, Ee Bwana; usininyime kabla sijafa:
8 Put vanity and a lying word far from me, Do not give poverty or wealth to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
Uutenge mbali nami udanganyifu na uongo; usinipe umaskini wala utajiri, bali unipe chakula cha kunitosha kila siku.
9 Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, “Who [is] YHWH?” And lest I am poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the Name of my God.
Nisije nikawa na vingi vya kuzidi nikakukana na kusema, ‘Bwana ni nani?’ Au nisije nikawa maskini nikaiba, nami nikaliaibisha jina la Mungu wangu.
10 Do not accuse a servant to his lord, Lest he disapprove of you, and you are found guilty.
“Usimchongee mtumishi kwa bwana wake, asije akakulaani, ukapatilizwa kwalo.
11 A generation lightly esteems their father, And does not bless their mother.
“Wako watu wale ambao huwalaani baba zao na wala hawawabariki mama zao;
12 A generation—pure in their own eyes, But not washed from their own filth.
wale ambao ni safi machoni pao wenyewe kumbe hawakuoshwa uchafu wao;
13 A generation—how high are their eyes, Indeed, their eyelids are lifted up.
wale ambao daima macho yao ni ya kiburi, ambao kutazama kwao ni kwa dharau;
14 A generation—their teeth [are] swords, And their jaw-teeth [are] knives, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.
wale ambao meno yao ni panga na ambao mataya yao yamewekwa visu kuwaangamiza maskini katika nchi, na wahitaji kutoka miongoni mwa wanadamu.
15 To the leech [are] two daughters—Give! Give! Behold, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said “Sufficiency”;
“Mruba anao binti wawili waliao, ‘Nipe! Nipe!’ “Kuna vitu vitatu visivyotosheka kamwe, naam, viko vinne visivyosema, ‘Yatosha!’:
16 Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth—it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire—it has not said, “Sufficiency,” (Sheol h7585)
Ni kaburi, tumbo lisilozaa, nchi isiyoshiba maji kamwe, na moto, usiosema kamwe, ‘Yatosha!’ (Sheol h7585)
17 An eye that mocks at a father, And despises to obey a mother, Ravens of the valley dig it out, And young eagles eat it.
“Jicho lile limdhihakilo baba, lile linalodharau kumtii mama, litangʼolewa na kunguru wa bondeni, litaliwa na tai.
18 Three things have been too wonderful for me, Indeed, four that I have not known:
“Kuna vitu vitatu vinavyonishangaza sana, naam, vinne nisivyovielewa:
19 The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
Ni mwendo wa tai katika anga, mwendo wa nyoka juu ya mwamba, mwendo wa meli katika maji makuu ya bahari, nao mwendo wa mtu pamoja na msichana.
20 So—the way of an adulterous woman, She has eaten and has wiped her mouth, And has said, “I have not done iniquity.”
“Huu ndio mwendo wa mwanamke mzinzi, hula akapangusa kinywa chake na kusema, ‘Sikufanya chochote kibaya.’
21 For three things has earth been troubled, And for four—it is not able to bear:
“Kwa mambo matatu nchi hutetemeka, naam, kwa mambo manne haiwezi kuvumilia:
22 For a servant when he reigns, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
Mtumwa awapo mfalme, mpumbavu ashibapo chakula,
23 For a hated one when she rules, And a maidservant when she succeeds her mistress.
mwanamke asiyependwa aolewapo, naye mtumishi wa kike achukuapo nafasi ya bibi yake.
24 Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
“Vitu vinne duniani vilivyo vidogo, lakini vina akili nyingi sana:
25 The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare their food in summer,
Mchwa ni viumbe wenye nguvu ndogo, hata hivyo hujiwekea akiba ya chakula chao wakati wa kiangazi.
26 hyraxes [are] a people not strong, And they place their house in a rock,
Pelele ni viumbe vyenye uwezo mdogo hata hivyo hujitengenezea nyumba zao kwenye miamba.
27 There is no king to the locust, And it goes out—each one shouting,
Nzige hawana mfalme, hata hivyo huenda pamoja vikosi vikosi.
28 A spider with two hands takes hold, And is in the palaces of a king.
Mjusi anaweza kushikwa kwa mkono, hata hivyo huonekana katika majumba ya kifalme.
29 There are three going well, Indeed, four are good in going:
“Viko vitu vitatu ambavyo vinapendeza katika mwendo wao, naam, vinne ambavyo hutembea kwa mwendo wa madaha:
30 An old lion—mighty among beasts, That does not turn back from the face of any,
simba, mwenye nguvu miongoni mwa wanyama, asiyerudi nyuma kwa chochote;
31 A girt one of the loins, Also a male goat, And a king—troops with him.
jogoo atembeaye kwa maringo, pia beberu, naye mfalme pamoja na jeshi lake lililomzunguka.
32 If you have been foolish in lifting yourself up, And if you have devised evil—hand to mouth!
“Ikiwa umefanya upumbavu na ukajitukuza mwenyewe, au kama umepanga mabaya, basi funika mdomo wako na mkono wako.
33 For the churning of milk brings out butter, And the wringing of the nose brings out blood, And the forcing of anger brings out strife!
Kwa maana kama vile kusukasuka maziwa hutoa siagi, na pia kule kufinya pua hutoa damu, kadhalika kuchochea hasira hutokeza ugomvi.”
